News - October 2015

Moments before singing a song, Rebekah McWhorter explains Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, how she wrote the love song about meeting her boyfriend. McWhorter, 19, is one of the youngest residents at Artspace Loveland. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Dan Taylor spending some quality time with two of the family's rescue dogs, Riley, left, and Harley, right, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 in Berthoud. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Dan Taylor holds his hero dog, Harley, in his living room on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 in Berthoud. Harley is the 2015 American Hero Dog, an honor bestowed upon him by the American Humane Association. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

2015 American Hero Dog, Harley, standing on the front deck of the Taylor family home in Berthoud on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

2015 American Hero Dog, Harley, rests on his bed in the Taylor family's home on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 in Berthoud. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Dan Taylor holds two of his rescue chihuahuas Olive, left, and Harley, in his living room in Berthoud on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Dan Taylor tickles his award winning chihuahua, Harley, while he rests with the other family dogs, Olive, Riley and Cricket on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 in Berthoud. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Dan Taylor holds Olive in his office in Berthoud on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Olive is one of his family's four rescue chihuahuas. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Dan Taylor poses for a portrait with three of his rescue dogs, left to right, Olive, Riley and Harley in his home in Berthoud on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

2015 American Hero Dog, Harley, posing for a portrait next to his awards from the Humane Association on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 in Berthoud. The 14 year old chihuahua is one of four rescued chihuahuas owned by the Taylor family. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

The Colorado Eagles hockey team practices on their first day of training camp for the new season Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, at the Budweiser Event Center in Loveland. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

A traffic collision occurred just before 2:00 pm at 6th and Lincoln in downtown Loveland on Tuesday 6, 2015. (Photo by Matthew Gaston/ Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Algae cells rest under light in the biology lab of Scott Fulbright and Steve Albers. The business partners have developed an algae ink that can be used for "timelapse" greeting cards where part of the image grows under light over time. (Photo by Jessica Benes/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Scott Fulbright with Living Ink Technologies talks about the process of using what he calls a timelapse algae-based ink. An artist drew the design with the ink, which only showed a faint pink outline at first, which then "grew" within 24 hours to reveal the full image. (Photo by Jessica Benes/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Loveland Fire Rescue Authority firefighters work a garage fire Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, at 5625 McKinley Avenue in north Loveland. The fire was contained to the garage and no one was injured. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

June Jerger, owner of the new Condiment Queen shop, poses for a photo in her store Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, in the newly renovated Opera House building in downtown Loveland. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Loris and Danielle Osier listen to candidates for Thompson School District Board of Education debate on Tuesday, Oct. 6 2015 in Loveland. Danielle is a seventh grader at Sara Milner Elementary School. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Splurge Antiques, which opened in 2001, has a fresh display window and new space Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, in the newly renovated Opera House building in downtown Loveland. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Candidates for Thompson School District Board of Education discussing the pay for performance policy as well as managing the relationship between the board and teachers on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 in Loveland. Voters will have several candidates to choose from when they go to the ballots including, from left to right, Aimie Randall, Jeff Swanty, Vance Hansen, Denise Montagu, Tomi Grundvig, Pam Howard, Bruce Finger and David Levy.
(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

School children watch as Cheryl Iron performs a jingle dress dance in her hand beaded moccasins Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, during a powwow at High Plains Environmental Center in Loveland. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Jim Tolstrup, executive director of the High Plains Environmental Center, shows off one of the cottonwood leaf teepees school children made Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, during a powwow at the environmental center in Loveland. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Dwayne Iron, left, and Bob Iron, play traditional Native American music on a drum Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, as Zach Rockwell, center, dances during a powwow at High Plains Environmental Center in Loveland. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Zach Rockwell explains to third-graders that the top portion of his headdress represents the rays of the sun Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, during a powwow at High Plains Environmental Center in Loveland. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Priscilla Lebsack poses for a portrait in her back yard on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 in Loveland. Lebsack is participating and coordinating the craft and food fair Saturday at Berthoud United Methodist Church. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Dan Thompson, with Svoboda & Sons Construction, sweeps up dust at Alternatives to Violence's counseling and outreach center on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 in Loveland. Once complete, the building will be the public face of Alternatives to Violence. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

The merry-go-round at Alternatives to Violence, ready for tenants and their children to play with on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 in Loveland. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Glenda Shayne, Executive Director of Alternatives to Violence, poses for a portrait in the non-profit's local SafeHouse on Oct. 7, 2015 in Loveland. Once construction is finished, the home will provide a safe place for abused women to stay. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

One of Priscilla Lebsack's pasta maker roller machines with samples of her work on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 in Loveland. Lebsack has been making noodles and angel food cake, preparing for the craft and food fair Saturday at Berthoud United Methodist Church. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Mary Wilkinson poses for a portrait in front of Canine Welfare's billboard on South Lincoln Avenue on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 in Loveland. Wilkinson is the Northern Colorado Chair of Colorado Citizens for Canine Welfare. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)(Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Brady Blumenshine, 9 years old, takes a break from his volunteer duties to have some fun tossing around a teddy bear on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 in Loveland. Blumenshine and other volunteers from 911 FRS collected 3,071 bears to hand out to children during traumatic situations. (Photo by Trevor L Davis/Loveland Reporter-Herald)